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Stray Feathers. 



Honey-eater New for Queensland. — I send a skin which 

 answers well to Gould's description of the White-fronted Honey- 

 eater {Glycyphila albifrons), but the total length measurements 

 do not quite agree, my bird being so much bigger. — Fred. L. 

 Bernev. Richmond (N.Q.), 3/8/04. 



KOLORA (via Terang) Notes. — About the beginning of the 

 year I saw a small flock of Cockatoo-Parrots {Calopsittacus novcB- 

 kollandicB) here, which is very unusual. I have never seen 

 them so far south before, though once or twice I have heard of 

 them being in the district. 



Large flocks of Crows (or Ravens) have been hard at work 

 lately turning up the ground in search of grubs. I noticed that 

 the White-eyed and the Hazel-eyed were in about equal numbers. 

 Last spring one of our onpLoyes discovered a young albino Crow. 

 It was being fed by its black parents when first seen. He tried 

 to capture it alive, but, as it could fly well, he inadvertently killed 

 it in the attempt. It is now stuffed and in a glass case. The 

 colour of the feathers is a rather creamy white ; the beak and 

 legs are also white. — G. L. DENNIS. Eeyeuk, 6/7/04. 



Crossbred Parrakeets. — The following is a description of cross 

 between Pale-headed Parrakeet (Platycercus pallidiceps) and 

 Yellow-vented Parrakeet (Pscphotus xanthorrhous) in the posses- 

 sion of Mr. V. Heinrichs, Murtoa : — Bill light pink ; head 

 yellow ; cheeks blue, with a beautiful pinkish tinge ; back and 

 upper tail coverts dark green, four centre tail feathers being 

 dark green, other tail feathers being dark blue with light tips ; 

 breast and under tail coverts red ; humeral feathers dark red ; 

 primaries and secondaries blue ; wing coverts brownish-olive. 

 The feathers have a scaly appearance, particularly about the 

 head and neck. There is also a beautiful pinkish tinge on the 

 extreme edge of the back and neck feathers. The length of 

 the birds is about 14 inches, and they are very plump, and very 

 strong on the wing. They are very wild, and show no inclina- 

 tion to talk, although Mr. Heinrichs (who is a bird-fancier) has 

 used different methods to induce them to do so. He reared 

 three of them in 1898, two of which are still alive. — J. A. HiLL. 



Kewell, 16/8/04. 



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COOMOOBOOLAROO (Q.) NoTES. — The great numbers of Cockatoo- 

 Parrots which the drought drove here from the west, and which 

 were breeding about here last winter, have quite disappeared. 

 The pink-eyed Little Dove (Geopelia cuneata), which is a 

 very rare visitor, was here in great numbers all last winter, 



